Harm Reduction

Harm reduction is a method for managing the harm caused by the use of
drugs and alcohol. Unlike 12 Step and other abstinence based programs,
clients are not mandated to stop all substance use, unless that is
their goal. The therapist helps the client to lay out the harm being
done to themselves and to others and then the client, in individual or
group therapy, works to reduce the harm that is being done,
establishing goals and implementing gradual, realistic steps to
achieve them.

The Stonewall Project: The Stonewall Project is a family of
programs dedicated to providing harm reduction-based counseling,
treatment, and support services to gay men, transmen who have sex
with men, and other men who have sex with men who are having issues
with drugs and/or alcohol. www.stonewallsf.org

LifeRing Secular Recovery: LifeRing Secular Recovery is an
abstinence-based, worldwide network of individuals seeking to live
in recovery from addiction to alcohol or to other non-medically
indicated drugs. www.lifering.org